Medallion and match-igniter.



N0- 762,849- BATBNTED JUNE 14, 1904..

MBDALLION AND MATCH. IGNITER. APPLIOA'I'IOK FILED MAY 13, 1903. REKEWED APR. 16, 1904.

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UNITED STATES iatented June 14, 1904.

FRED B. SHEPARD, OF GLOVERSVILLE, NEW YORK.

IVIEDALLION AND MATQH-IGNITER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 762,849, dated June 14, 1904.

Application filed May 13, 1903. Renewed April 16, 1904. Serial No. 203,526.

To all whont it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FEED B. SHEPARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Glover'sville, in the countyof Fulton and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Medallions and Match-Igniters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a combined badge or medallion and match-igniter.

The objectof the invention is to providea badge or medallion bearing a suitable inscription, with a chamber containing means for igniting a match inserted through an aperture in the badge, 620.

Finally, the object is to provide an article of the character described that will be strong,-

eflicient, and comparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture and one in which the several parts will not be likely to get out of working order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel details of construction and operation, a preferable embodiment of which is described in the specification and illustrated in the drawings, wherein Figure l is a top plan view of a button provided with the igniter. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the button. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view. Fig. i is a bottom plan view of the spur-ring, and Fig. 5 is a detail view illustrating the positions of the spurs during the igniting of the match.

Before going into the details of the invention I wish it understood that my igniter may be applied to various styles of badges and medallions and that I have illustrated it as applied to a button more especially to set forth the invention.

In the drawings the numeral l-designates a button bearing a suitable inscription, symbol, or ornamentation. The button is provided with a hollow'shank 2, suitably secured thereto and formed integral or otherwise fastened to an annular chamber 3. A plate 4 is soldered or fastened in any suitable manner to the bottom of the chamber 3 and provided with a pair of fastening-pins 5.

It will be observed that the button may be .ber.

(No model.)

fastened to a garment by passing the chamber 3 and plate 4: through a buttonhole, allowing the shank 2 to rest therein, and also additionally securing the button by engaging the pins 5 with the fabric under the buttonhole, or it may be attached to a garment by simply hooking the pins 5 into the fabric thereof.

The igniter comprises an aperture 6, made in the button, and a spur-ring 7 having a plurality of inwardly-projecting spurs 8, which are preferably formed with sharp ends, and provide a small aperture 12 in the center, so

as to allow the head of the match to more readily pass therebetween. However, it is to be understood that the diameter of the aperture 12 is to be less than that of the head of the match. The ring? is punched from springsteel or other flexible metal and is generally provided with serrations 9 on the under surfaces of its spurs 8. An opening 10 is formed in the periphery of the ring 7 to make it resilient in a lateral plane, so that when it is placed in the chamber 3 it will expand and impinge the walls thereof and lie flush with the annular shoulder 11 at the top of the said chamber, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2.

It will be noticed that the greatest diameter of the chamber 3 being the plane occupied by the ring 7, the latter will be securely held in place against the shoulder 11 by its lateral expansion against the flaring walls of the cham- Thus the spurs 8 may be sprung up wardly and downwardly withouta liability of dislodging the ring 7.

The operation of igniting a match may be more readily comprehended by observing Fig. 5. After the match, which may be designated as A, has been passed through the aperture 6 and the shank 2 it comes in contact with the spurs 8, which yield and allow the head of the match to pass through the aperture 12 and enter the chamber 3. The igniting is accomplished by withdrawing the match. The head impinging the serrated portions 9 of the spurs 8 pulls the latter upward, which, springing from the shoulder 11, press very firmly against the head, thus causing their serrations 9 to scratch along the said head and ignite the same, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, the match being Withdrawn through the shank 2 and aperture 6, which are large enough to admita circulation of air s'uflicient to prevent the extinguishing of the lighted match, and the spurs 8 returning to their normal position.

I do not Wish to limit myself to the exact details of construction and operation herein set forth, as I may make various changes in the same without departing from the spirit of my invention,

Having fully described my invention, What I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

I 1. In a device of the character described, a body, a chamber supported upon the body, a resilient ring mounted in the chamber, and flexible spurs on the ring for igniting a match 1 FRED B. SHEPARD.

Witnesses:

CLARENCE T. LANSING, JANE G. TARR. 

